He may not look good in conventional Hollywood way, but this guy sure can act. After watching Layer Cake I am pretty certain he'll do a wonderful job. He'll add something extra to Bond's saturated persona. Now will that go down well with public remains to be seen.

I'm gonna come out and say that I flat out fancy Daniel Craig . Sure he isn't conventional looking but I don't think that will matter cos he's a great actor and will bring something new and different to Bond. For some reason I've never like Pierce Brosnan .

From everything I've heard, they're trying to get James Bond back toward Ian Fleming's original conception... that's why they're going back to the first story with Casino Royale. I've heard that Bond is going to be darker and grittier.

I, personally, am looking forward to a change. Like Canadiens1160 said... the last few movies have been getting more and more gadgety with silly dialogue (this is not to say that I did not enjoy each and every moment of them )

That said, I loved Brosnan as Bond (why couldn't they get him to do this movie too?), as well as Roger Moore and Sean Connery. I know everyone says "Connery IS James Bond" but I think they all added something of their own to the movies.